What is the climax for The Body by Stephen King ?

The climax, the pinnacle of action in the plot of King's
novella, would have to be when the boys find the body.  It is the climax for several
reasons.  The entire purpose of the quest was to find the body and throughout all that
was endured, this became the end.  The boys had thought that there would be some type of
significant culmination in finding the body.  The potential for rewards,
acknowledgement, and notoriety all fueled their motivations.  Yet, in finding the body,
nothing really transcendent happened.  The finding of the body, the moment of climax,
turned out to be anti- climatic.  Given the abuse that followed from the older boys and
not speaking about it, the climax proved to be as hollow and as lifeless as the body
that was found.  It is not surprising that the more potent moment in the novella was
learning what happened to each of the boys, in terms of their deaths.  This proved to be
more powerful and more moving than the climax of finding the body.  Perhaps, there might
be a statement here about life and its journey as being its own climax, and not some
external end.